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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

matter which will assist each farmer in
deciding whether he shall practice fall or
spring blowing, and at what depth to
to set the pillow.
Light, sandy land, generally speaking
should be plowed in the spring and ex-
perience has proven, in most cases, that
land near the sea, which is rarely covered
with snow, produces better when broken
in the spring, than if this be done in the
autumn On the other hand, heavy clay
soil appears to require the alternate freez-
ings and thawings of winter to pulverize it..
Fields foul with weeds are greatly bene-
flied by fall blowing which turns UNI
der the noXious growths with the stalks
of the crop, before their seed natures, and
not only destroys them, but forces them
beneath the land. The exposure Of pesti-
lent insects to the weather is another ar
gument in favor of fall blowing.
The depth of the soil and the character
of the subsoil, must determine the ques-
ton of deep and shallow blowing; the sub
soil, as a rule, ought not to be brought
out of its bed except in small quantities,
to be exposed to the atmosphere during
the winter and spring, or in summer
fallow, nor even then except when such
fertilizers are applied as are necessary to
put it at once into productive condition.
The indifferent soils of opposite character,
as a stiff clay and sliding sand, sometimes
occupy the relation of surface and subsoil
to each other When thoroughly incor-
porated and subjected to deep cultivation,
these will produce Il soil Of greatly in
creased value River soils, having good
natural drainage, take kindly to deep
blowing, rs do the black, porous and fertile
limestone soils Land that is dry with
but few inches of good soil will not, of
course, produce as good crops by deep, as
by shallow blowing. Deep plOwing is i'll
advised when a basin is formed below q
certain line in which water will settle and
remain until it can escape by evaporation
| Such soils require drainage, after which
the pillow can be set deep.
TO sum up the whole subject briefly
! thin soils with worthless subsoils must be
plowed shallow until the farmer can af
| ford the expense of subsoiling and heavy
nanuring for Il number Of years. Deer
clay loans and alluvial soils bear deer
blowing Wet lands should he drained
previous to deep blowing The medium
course, l. e., blowing from five to sin
inches deep, is exempt from the injurious
results of the two extremes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
In the Vineyard,

Vines that were properly pruncd last
fall require but little attention now. If,
however, pruning was neglected, it may
be attended to whenever the weather is
mild. +. Williams, prominent vine
grower in New Jersey, says: adopt some
system tempered with reason and common
sense and follow it. Prune severely il
you would get fine fruit. Avoid asking
the vine to produce beyond its strength,
More vines are ruined by overcroppine
than by severe pruning. Don't he toe
greedy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

There need never be any scarcity of
water suitable for farming purposes in
locations that are favored with an average
rainfall, provided what falls on house and
barn roofs be saved in cisterns The
barns needed to shelter stock and the
provcnder for their winter feed will shed
water enough To last through the dryest
time in winter or summer. For house use
rain water is better than most well water,
provided it has first been filtered. Nearly
all well water contains mineral impuri-
ties which make it unhealthful for use
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

GEN PRICE, c, s. A. would follow his
proclamation. He was doomed to disappoint-
ment, in a great measure.
About 1000 Mssourians joined his stand
ard, but no more.
Meantime. Nov. l, 1861, Mcclellan had
been appointed commander-in chief of all the
armies, and there had been a shaking up of
generals and a new deal all around. Fremont
was removed from the department of the
Missouri and the command given to lIalleck
Fremont had once driven Price 0ut of Mis-
souri, into Arkansas, But on Fremont, 10
tirement Price Immediately returned to the
old ground and issued the lively proclama-
ton.
AS soon as he could get squared about in his
new seatiat St Louis Haleck sent Brig Gen.
Samuel X. Curtis after Price with an army
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Many dairy authorities agree that the
sailing of butter is bad dairying. The
idea that it keeps the butter is an error.
When butter is sailed with brine the salt
is most thoroughly incorporated with it,
and the butter keeps best, as the brine
stays there, but dry salt will disintegrate
and stay only in minute granular form.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Trans-Missi S sippi
department. Many
regard Van Dorm
as the most brilliant
cavalry officer of
the Confeder n y.
There was i'll feeling
between Gems. Ster-
ling Price and Ben
McCulloch in Mis-
souri,, and Jefferson
Davis sent V an
Dorm from Virginia
to rank both and
take command. He
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gets its name. II is also sometimes called the
battle of Elkhorn tavern. from a house in
the eastern part of the mountain group
In the map the black, broken lines to the
northwaid indicate the Confederate troops,
the open ones n little south of them the
Federals BY skillful movement Van
Dorm had fankcd Curtis on the night of
March 6 and gained his rear. This threatened
to cut off Curtis communication with Spring
field Mo, and his supplies. The aspect was
black enough.
Gen Franz Sigel distinguished himself hon
orably in skirmish on March 6. His camp
was the most westerly of Curtis forces, being
near Bentonville, which appears on the map.
Van Dorm passed through that town on his
way northward to get in Curtis rear. By
skillfully covering his right flank with a cav
airy movement Sigel managed to get Off with
his whole supply train and convey it to Sugar
creek. About 600 men and five pieces of light
artillery were behind at Bentonvile, and in a
moment they were surrounded with Confed-
crate cavalry and infantry. Sige himself
was fortunately with Them however, having
staid with the rear guard. He handled the
brave 600 so skilfully, now fighting, now re-
treating always nearer to Curtis and Pea
Ridge, that he managed to bring them nearly
all off in safety, over distance of ten miles.
Sigel is now United States pension agent at
New York.
Curtis's front was to the south, from which
direction he expected the enemy to come
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

From Lossing's civil War taws, Comanches
in American and Cherokees.
Chief John Ross, of the Cherokee nation op-
posed him, but at length yielded to the impor-
tunities of the tribe, and struck a bargain
with the Confederate agent. Pike was the
regularly accredited commissioner of the
Confederate States of America to the Indians.
He promised to pay to the red men the annu-
tiles they had heretofore received from the
United States He also promised to take the
southern part of the Indian territory under
Confederate protection. This included the
country of the Choctaws and Chickasaws.
Pixies design was to secure in time the whole
Indian territory to the Confederacy.
The Indians raised force of 5000 men for
the war. jefferson Davis had authorized
Pike to enlist three regiments, The Indian
agreement ratified at mass meeting at
Tahlequah, the Cherokee capital. 1t was
signed by "John Ross, Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation" 1t was secretly against
his will, however. His wife, young, well
educated woman, was SO opposed to it that
she drove off the men who tried to raise
Confederate flag over her house, and they
had to give up the attempt This was the
last of August, 1861. John Ross was nearly
white, having only one-eighth Indian blood.
He was a man fit for q great leader any
where He had cast his lot with his Indian
brethren, although his appearance gave no
sign Of the dusky blood in his veins For
more than forty years he had acted as the
Moses who led his tribe from balbarism to
civilization. He escaped north with his fam
lily in the summer of 1862.
Ross Indians, however, with those of
other tribes, joined the Confederate army
under Albert Pike who was made briga-
der general.
In December, 1861, the Confederate general
Sterling Price, who had advanced again into
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

1t will be seen that the horses are fed
from the hall and that they enter from
the same and no locks are needed on the
doors. The front door up stairs and the
back hall door at the steps, also the doors
to the cowshed, can he secured from the
inside, The only lock needed is on the
front door.
1t is suggested that the lower story of
this barn be planked and stripped up and
down, and the upper story weather
boarded
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

alton fell with lFrom Lossing's Civil Var
ring: "Are Nilsson in America.
rians no longer true to themselves he said
'Are they a timid, time-servng race, fit
only for subjugation to despot2
Awake, my countrymen! Come
to us, brave sons of the Missouri
valley Rally to our Standard l must have
$4,000 men. Do you stay at home to
secure terms with the enemyf Then warn
you the day soon may come when you will
be surrendered to the mercies of that enemy
and your substance given to the Hessians and
Jayhawkers. Leave your property to take
care of itself. Come to the army of the Mis-
souri,, not for week or a month. but to free
your country. 4 |, at least, will never
see the chains fastened upon my country.
will ask for six and one-half feet of Missouri
soil in which to repose, for l will not live to
see my people enslavedr
tGcn Sterling Price went through the war. and
after 1t closed migrated to Mexico He was q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

seven mortal hours
against Price. Van
Dorm himself was
in command here
most Of the day,
and here the most
terrific fighting of
the battle took
place. Early in
the day Col. Carr
had sent to Curtis
for re en- f orce-
nents. They could
not be spared. He
fought on, and
once more sent for
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an emissary west to
stir up the Indians
against the United
States & o V e r n =
inent. This was
Albert Pike, the
poet, a man of fine
physique and per
suasive tongue. He
labored successful
ly with the tribes
of the Indian terri
tory, the Greeks,
Chickasaws, Choc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

In the diagram Fig. | is shown the
front view. 1t also shows the division into
an upper and lower story. The forage is all
kept in the upper story. which can he divid-
ed into as many compartments as desired.
1t is entered in the front as in Fig. |; also
from within by stairway see Fig, p. The
lower story is 8 feet high, and is divided
as per Fig. ,, as follows !, ,, 3, f. D are
stables for horses-Sze by 10; a "A II
represents hall 8 feet wide; b is a harness
room D by 10; is IA tloorcd porch or
footway feet wide, and elevated 3 feet,
from which the cattle can be fed without
going down among Them c is a COW
shed 9 by 2S: f is room q by s for hold
inc grain, cotton seed, etc, for the cattle;
is Il COW stable 8 by II; h h is wagon
shelter s by 20: is the stairway 3 feet
wide; the doors are all indicated by letter
Il, the feed troughs 10y Y; the two dotted
lines running across the stables ON the left
and across the hail indicate u continuation
of the sillS as shown on the right
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

member OF the board
Of immigration of
that country for a
tim c, but after
wards returned to
Missouri, where he
died ]
At the time the
proclamation was
issued, all south
western Missouri
was in Confeder-
ate hands. Gen.
Price had fixed his
h ca d quarters at
Springfield, where
he awaited the re-
cru its he hoped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Missouri with 49,
600 men, made a
rousing appeal to
the men of that
state to join him.
Price had been a
brigadier in the
Mexican war. He
was Il Virginian
born, but settled in
Missouri. He was
governor of that
state from 1853 to
1857. He was the
leading spirit Of
secession in Mis-
souri,. His proclaim
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ALWAYS MOIST.

IsTHVTT lux
TobaccOis
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nj o C @ S
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24

The members of the finance commit.
tee who are soliciting funds for the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July report
good success. The business men re.
spond literally and everything points to
the fact that there will be a celebration
that will cause feeling of pride in
every citizen of Los Angeles. Major j.
Downey Harvey is devoting no little
time to the formation of his grand pa
rade, and his aids are assisting all in
their power. Tonight at 1880 o'clock
there will be meeting of the executive
committee at the office of Hon. H. L.
Hazard, room 8, Downey Block. There
will be matters of importance come mp
and every member of the committee is
requested to be present. The presence
of the grand marshal is also desired.
All should now work together and
make it celebration long to be remem-
bered.
The Trades Unions of this city intend
to participate in the celebration of the
Fourth, and they will form large di-
vieion in the procession. Carpenters
Union No. Sc will muster from 500 70
600, and il is quite probable the Car
penter's Unions of Pasadena, Monrovia
and Santa Ana will also be on hand.
The Plumbers, Sheet Metal Workors',
Bakers, Painters. Aod Carriers, Iron
Moulders', Bricklayers', Stone Cutters
and Piasterers' Unions are also reported
to be making preparations to celebrate.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
s.HeId by the Enemy.n

The sale of seats for Held by the Enc.
NH, Mr.. William Gillette's highly sue.
cessful American play commenced yes
terday at the Grand Opera House, and
was the largest sale the theater has
known for some time. The scene of
Held By the Enemy is laid in Virginia
during the war, but it is not generally
regarded as a war drama, although the
leading characters in it are soldiers on
both sides OF the line. The company
that will present 1t is not composed of
any stars, but it is claimed to be a
thoroughly complete one and includes
such people as: Henry Meller, Charles
w. Stokes, James Neill, Melbourne Nc
Dowell, Scott Cooper, William Gillette,
Leslie Allen, w. s. Doyle, G. Fawcett,
T. A. Howe. Harry Rose, J. Farrell,
Jean H. Williams, Ell. Sibley, Hugh
Fuller, w. II. Pope, Mrs. Kate Denim
Wilson, Miss Viola Allen and Miss
Louise Dillon. ALI the scenery, prop
critics and mechanical effects used dur
ing its run at the Baldwin Theater. San
FIR ancisco, arrived here yesterday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
A HAPPY WEDDING.
The NuptiaIs of v. ,. Rowan ana
Miss Coon.

V. J. Rowan, the genial and well
known surveyor and engineer, was
united in marriage at San Francisco on
Tuesday last to Miss Louise Coon. The
ceremony was impres.ively performed
by Rev. DR.. Kimball Dean OF the
Episcopal Church, at the residence oil
the bride, in the presence OF only the
Immediate friends and relatives OF the
contracting parties. The bride was at.
tired in a travelling costume and looked
beautiful. Mr.. T. K. Rowan, father OF
the groom ncted as best man, while Mrs.
Coon stood up with and gave her
daughter away. The bride is one OF
the best known young ladies IN San
Francisco aud the daughter of ex'Mayor
Coon. Mr.. Rowan is too well known III
Los Angeles to need any eulogy. SUI
flee to say he has always borne good
and has taken leading
position among the business men OF our
city. After the ceremony a splendid
collation. was spread which received
Justice at the hands of those present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowan took the afternoon
train for Los Angeles and arrived here,
their future home, yesterday morning.
The HERALD wishes the happy couple
all the joy and felicity that the world
affords
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
That Yunaa Sche me.

Yesterday in mentioning q great
scheme of development along the Colo.
RADIO, near Yuma, the HERALD mad
vertently played Hamlet with the prince
left out. The prime movers in this mat.
ter were Col. George Norton and j. w.
Dorrington. One might know so brill.
liant newspaper man as the latter.
would be foremost in the development OF
his section. Mr.. d. M. HARDWOOD, and
Mr.. Robert MCPHERSON have since joined
their forces with the projectors, and
great things may be expected. There is
supposed to be 1000 acres of good
government land between the Colorado
and the ella which this water system
can be made to reach. As water is taken
from either or both rivers as it may be
necessary, and as one is high when the
other is low, there will be plenty of wa.
ter; and here viii spring up many de.
lightful homes on the people who have
intention to take up the land.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
ON the war Path.

Officer Scott, while standing in front
of a saloon on Main street, late last
evening was called upon to eject a ne.
gro, of rather hilarious proclivities.
from the place. The gentleman of color
showed fight and the officer was com.
PEELED to call for assistance before
the dusky angel could be persuaded to
move toward the city's boarding house.
At the prison he gave the name Of Geo.
Hawkins, and protested in the most
mild and polished tones that his arrest
was an outrage. His tune, however,
rose to a higher tone when he was
''caged." He began kicking on the door
with his No. lbs, which was soon
stopped by taking him out of his cell
and removing his understanding. 1t
took an herculean effort upon the part
of Officer Haskins, before his visage
could again be viewed from behind the
bars.
At the hour of going to press he was
singing some of the Salvation Army
hymns, at the same time beating very
pleasing accompaniment with his head
upon the cell door.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
He Was Dry.

Yesterday afternoon couple OF
strangers entered the liquor store OF G.
L. Mesnager, corner of Los Angeles and
Commercial streets. and asked for an
article which was in the cellar. While
the clerk was in tho subterranean pass
ages ono of the strangers loaded himself
up with bottles of fine brandy and
walked out. The clerk returned in
time TO catch one Of the pair and turned
him over to officer LOOMS. While on
the way to the station house the officer
espied the other bibulous individual and
took him along. At the station several
BOTTLES OF liquor were found on the per-
son of the second fellow. who gave the
name of Jim McClusky, and he was
locked up on charge of petty larceny.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
MISS BANCROFP'S COSTUMES.
Toilets of the Grand.
Daughter of the Historian.

George Bancroft, the historian, though
in the S7th year of his age, is at work as
hard as ever. Few people thought he
would sufficiently recover from his re.
cent illness TO be able to resume his la
bors. For a long time it was really doubt.
full il he would recover, but the won
derful constitution which has been his
mainstay all through life, and which
has enabled him to do q prodigious
amount of work at all times, came to the
rescue, and he is again in the harness.
A few days ago he returned from his
trip to the South, during which he visited
the widow of President Polk, and from
her obtained number of her husbands
private papers and other docu.
msnts of great historical value, and
he has kept several stenographers
busy TRANSFERRING the same at
his residence in this city. 1t looks,
therefore, as though the venerable gen.
tleman is about TO enter upon new
work in continuation, it might be said.
of his former publications in American
history. During the present week he
has two or three times INDUCED in his
favorite pursuit of horseback riding,
seemingly enjoying the same as much
as ever. His flower garden ex.
cites as much the envy of those
who see it as in seasons past,
for he never fails to give it attention.
His granddaughter. Miss Susanna Ban
croft, who was born and reared in
France, and can only speak English
with decidedly foreign accent, acts as
mistress of the household since the
death of Mrs. Bancroft. She is an
interesting-looking young lady of per.
haps twenty summers, though one
should be pardoned if making mistake
in the matter of lady's age: She
is tall with complexion neither blonde
nor brunette, or rather pleasing APP
pearance, and with q gracefulness Of
manner that betokens her French train
; ing. It is whispered among those wht
dote upon such things that the young
: LADY, has no less than thirty five differen
costumes and great many more still
unfinished. Mr.. Bancroft expects t
leave with the remainder Of his house
hold for his summer home at Newpor
s very soon.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
EOnck,a Cnse.

John L. Fonck who has managed for
some time to keep his name before che
public, again appears and this time in the
role of defendant in a suit for divorce.
Mrs. Fonok alleges that John has treated
her very cruelty for some time past even
going 30 far as to beat and choke her and
hence she asks that the bonds of matri'
mony be dissolved. Yesterday Mrs.
Fonck appeared before Judge O'Mel'
veny asking for an order restraining
John from coming to her home on
Downey Avenue. She alleges that she
pays rent on the house as shelter for
herself and children and that on Tues
day John went to the house, elected the
inmates and locked them out. Judge
O'Melveny granted the order and John
will have to seek lodging elsewhere.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
DAILY HERALD.
THE WRONG TRAIN.
How a Laugh was Spoiie" '"i
Two Gentlemen.

1.-TWO
There is joke on two nice young
gentlemen of this city that is too good s0
keep. Last Saturday B. S. Slonemar
and Mr.. Wagner contemplated "trip tc
Santa Monica. They went to the COM
mercial street depot and procured tick
cts. A train came along which was I'M
comfortably crowded and Mr.. Stone
man su pgested that they wait until the
next train. In due time this train ar
rived, and the young gentlemen boarded
it. When about two miles from the de-
not Wagner said: "Looh at the passen'
ger with Santa Ana ticket IN his nat.
We will have the fun of seeing him start
to walk back to town." This occasioned
much laughter between the two gentle
men. and they waited anxiously for the
conductor to make his rounds. Finally
that fuuctionary came along, and though
Stoneman and Wagner were red IN the
face with suppressed laughter, they man
aged to hold in until the conductor
reached the unfortunate but unconscious
passenger. As they were
about to explode with laughter
the conductor calmly punched the
ticket of the man bound for Santa Ana
and handed it back. Wagner did not
laugh but said uneasily to Stoneman:
"Hello. How's that" Stoneman re-
piled in a grave tone: II guess That Is
one Of those thirty.day tickets, good
over all the branches OF the Southern
Pacific. The conductor fioally ap..
preached the two young gentlemen and
looking at their tickets said with bland
smile: "You are on the wrong train,
gentlemen, shall pull tie bell" They
silently acquiesced, the train was stop.
ped and they disembarked just eight
miles from Los Angeles. An eye wit
ness says they stood on the eide OF the
track and said nothing, but as the train
moved off the air grew very sulphurous.
1t was somewhat after eight O'Clock
when Stoneman and Wagner got back
to the city and they concluded to defer
their trip to Santa Monica until next
Sunday. The fellow with the ticket to
Santa Ana was observed to look out OF
the window and grin broadly at the two
unfortuuates as the train moved off.